The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-27
INDIANAPOLIS WINS A GAME
The HoOsiers Play Eight Innings in Sat-
islactory and Skillful Style,
And Weaken Little Bit in the Ninth. but
Not Enough to Suit the Enemy-Denny's
Brilliant Work EvOkes Great Enthusiasm.

special to the indianapolis Journai.
WASHINGTON, Aug 26-Mr Horace Fogels
celebrated aggregation Of allplayers played a
great game for eight innings to-day aud had a
good winning lead, which looked for few min
utes like it was about to be swept away in the
ninth, but they won the game with two runs to
spare. Up to the ninth the only misplay was a
high throw by Glasscock OF CarrolPs hit, on
which he made q phenomenal STOP and 1t should
be given a hit. In the fifth inning Carroll hit
about the hardest ball ever saw at Denny, and
that distinguished player scraped it up with one
hand, although it turned him clear around. and
threw the runner out at first. A thousand men
and ladies in the grand stand got up and
eheered for two minutes more at play which
they said had never before been equaled A few
minutes later he gathered another hot ball In
with his left hand and followed it by running
put against the left field fence and taking n.y.
In addition to these exhibitions he hit two balls
to Donneliy which nearly knocked that youngster
of his base. They clearly base hits. but
the scorers here gave Donne,ly errors for them.
In fact, it is their system to give errors wnen-
pver there is chance. and in this way Glass
cock was given two today on balls that no man
could handle. For five innings the Washing
tons failed to score. In the sixth, where Boyle
tossed an easy ball ana fillmore nlt 10 oSor oeC-
and the Washington players all fell off the
bench together, which set the crowd roaring,
Tor Gilmore was never known to make a base
lit before. They yelled harder when Days
drive over Seery's head scored the run. In the
ninth inning, with two men out, q hit ball got
past Glasscoci-; Bassett made awful throw to
first, and a minute later Shomberg dropped
ball that was thrown directly in his hands,
which, with hit by Dornelly. let In two Tuns,
with men second and third and Farrell at the
bat. A hit would have tied the score, but he
went out from Bassett TO Glasscock. The
Hoosiers scored two two-baser by
Glasscock and three bases on balls,
rs Gilmore was wild, In the first inning.
In the third, Denny scored a hit to
Donnelly. and Myers's and Bassetts singles. In
the fifth q combination of errors and q hit gave
Shombsrg 6. run, and this was repeated in the
seventh. two runs being scored. Indianapolis
had nine men left bases. Brown distin-
guished himself by a three-base hit and a two
base hit, but could not get across the plate.
Shomberg, Bassett and George Myers also did
good batting. Matters looked squally in the
ninth inning, and when 1t was over George
Myers came running down to the gate. covered
with dirt and perspiration, and yelled out. II
tell you, you fellers had me all worked mp there
at the finish; [ came pretty near having fit
Eb Henderson, Austin Fl. Brown and Congress
man Matson were among the Hoosiers who wit
messed the game Tomorrow afternoon there
will be two games, with Healy and Arundel,
Leitner and Hackett, the Indianapolis bat
teries. and Whitney and Mack and ODay and
Daily for Washington. Score: